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New Delhi, May 14 () Smart wearables company GOQii on Thursday launched a new smart band featuring sensors for measuring body temperature and said it has partnered with German health tech startup Thryve to conduct a clinical study in India to detect COVID-19 infections using the device. The device - Vital 3.0 - has been developed in under two months by the company, and can help users track vitals like body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and sleep apart from step count. The thermal sensor allows continuous monitoring as well as on-demand checking, and has an accuracy of +/- 0.3 °F. "In the current COVID-19 situation, there is an urgent need for development of rapid wearable diagnostics to identify and isolate COVID-19 cases and track and prevent the spread of the virus. The Vital 3.0 provides data around pulse, temperature and sleep, which can be used to analyse whether the user is symptomatic of diseases like COVID-19," GOQii founder and CEO Vishal Gondal said.He added that the US Army had recently called out to tech companies to develop such a device. "We have shared details of Vital 3 with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium and are awaiting their feedback," he said adding that Vital 3.0 is only a screening device and not a medical device. Gondal said GOQii brand ambassador Akshay Kumar has donated 1,000 of these bands to Mumbai Police who are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. The Mumbai Police department will be able to remotely track and manage the health of its personnel via GOQii's platform, he added.The Vital 3.0 will be available in India in phases and on an immediate basis for the frontline workers, government and private enterprises. Some units will be available for retail sales and the band will be priced at Rs 3,999. Gondal said plans are underway to launch in the US, the UK, Australia, Japan, UAE, Singapore and other countries."Following PM Narendra Modi's call of 'Be Vocal about Local', we are evaluating manufacturing options in India," he added.Talking about the partnership with Thryve, Gondal said GOQii will conduct a clinical study in India to check the accuracy of early detection of COVID-19 using the device. Detection of characteristic changes in body temperature and other vital data enable early detection of COVID-19 symptoms. The preparation for clinical trials are underway and in three-six months, the results will determine the future of early diagnosis and its accuracy, he explained.Gondal said the company is engaged in discussions with a number of companies across sectors including ride-sharing, food delivery, e-commerce and logistics globally for the device."Combined usage of the detection algorithm and the GOQii Vital 3.0 smart band can help significantly in isolating potential COVID-19 patients and preventing further spread. We are confident that the clinical study will show positive results in predicting COVID-19 infection," he said. SR SHWSHW

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<ul><li>The Bollywood celebrity comes on board till 2022 for national promotions.</li><li>He will be a part of brand strategy to help the platform grow to 10 million users by 2021.</li></ul>Staff management solutions provider, <keyword id="10331130" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="pagarbook">PagarBook</keyword>, today announced that they have signed on Bollywood actor <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword>, face of brands such as GoQii, Honda and more, as <keyword id="5955" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brand-Ambassador">brand ambassador</keyword> till 2022. The goal of the ambassadorship is to drive visibility for PagarBook in its efforts to reach 10 million registered users by FY2021 and beyond progressively. PagarBook has been growing at a rapid pace, having increased its registered user base to 4 million SME owners over the 6 months, while launching the staff management app across English, Hindi, Hinglish, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu. Odia as recently as July 2020. Speaking of the partnership, Akshay Kumar said, "PagarBook’s USP is that it truly represents the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat, something I am very passionate about. To have touched the lives of so many small and medium business owners in a short span of 6 months and impact the way they run their business is exceptional, and that is the kind of performance and passion I support." Adding on to this, Rupesh Mishra, Co-founder, PagarBook opined, “We’re a very Bharat kind of a brand and we’re talking to small business owners who have come up their hard way. So, Akshay was an organic fitment for our brand in that sense. He also doesn’t have any kind of Godfather in Bollywood and he has reached this stature all by himself. So when Akshay endorses, it looks pretty simple and people think he’s someone like me”, to which Sivaprasad K, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Sales, PagarBook added, “Our ethos is focused on solving the most challenging problems faced by the SME sector. The goodwill of India, the common Indian, is something that we strive towards, and this is where there was great synchrony with Akshay”. PagarBook has over 4 million SMEs registered on the platform, who use the app to resolve their staff management challenges. Though PagarBook is just six months old, it has managed to grow to cover 6000+ pincodes across India, launching in 10+ Indian languages. Across salary management, attendance recording, advance salary solutions and payroll management, PagarBook helps business owners save time, the only irretrievable commodity.

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